Carter said:
I have a fairly basic question, but nevertheless one that I don't
know the exact answer to and would love help with. What exactly is a
text file?
GDay Carter,
A text file is one that contains written(typed) words.
It can contain any of the characters that you may find on a standard
keyboard, but may not contain any hidden formatting characters, such as
those found in a Microsoft Word document for example.
If you were to look at a text file using a Hex reader, you would see that
each written(typed) letter is represented by a hexadecimal number. To find
which hexadecimal numbers are allowed within a TEXT file, you need to look
at an ASCII (pronounced askey) table.
For Australians, you'll find the ASCII Table in the back of a Dick Smith
catalogue. For others, you'll need to search the net.
Hope that helps?
